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25  Stakeholder Engagement The research team conducted the third industry workshop on September 22, 2021, to validate the research roadmap and RPSs developed for each thematic lane. Twenty states plus the District of Columbia were represented with 35 participants from state DOTs, U.S. DOT, FHWA, local agencies, academia, and the private sector (see Figure 2-1). Before the workshop, all invitees were sent a read-ahead packet, which included detailed descrip- tions of the following: 1. Framework for conducting quantitative risk and resilience assessments to physical highway infrastructure. 2. Research roadmap to develop and adopt a Highway Risk and Resilience (R&R) Manual for risk and resilience assessments, including illustrations of two research roadmap options. 3. Complete catalog of 12 proposed RPSs. The research team presented two roadmap options with different durations and approaches for research development: (1) Option 1, a comprehensive single project to be executed over a 3-year timeframe, and (2) Option 2, a multi-project track to be executed over a 3-year timeframe plus a 2-year follow-on for pilot studies and tool development. The workshop participants over- whelmingly selected Option 2. In addition to the roadmap options, 12 RPSs were provided for feedback. The goal of the research team was to engage stakeholders in a discussion, supplemented with an interactive online platform, to obtain feedback concerning the selection and prioritization of the RPSs. The industry workshop for roadmap validation was conducted in two parts: (1) a PowerPoint presentation (included in Appendix E) and (2) an interactive session with Mural, and a virtual whiteboard that facilitates visual collaboration. The high-level takeaways from the workshop included the following: ⢠The participants agreed that the roadmap should be divided into multiple projects rather than a single, comprehensive project. ⢠The participants stressed a preference for a 3-year roadmap to produce the most important deliv- erables as soon as possible, with a 2-year follow-on to produce needed but less critical features. ⢠Risk and resilience should not be completely siloed but treated as interrelated. ⢠The framework should be consistent and focus on highway assets. ⢠Tools and methodologies should be as simple as possible and not be too expensive. Do not try to make models perfect. ⢠Leadership buy-in is crucial, but this requires being able to demonstrate the benefits and costs of doing risk and resilience assessments. ⢠There are different levels of assessment: planning versus project scoping. C H A P T E R 6
26 Developing a Highway Framework to Conduct an All-Hazards Risk and Resilience Analysis Feedback from this industry workshop helped to tailor and enhance the proposed RPSs. Following the industry workshop, the research team had multiple conversations with the project panel members regarding the best approach in terms of duration; phases and research topics; and RPSs. In addition, the research team coordinated with the TRB Committee on Transpor- tation Asset Management (AJE30) and aligned the research roadmap to meet the NCHRP Project 23-09 panel and AJE30 committee expectations to establish a program to support the development and implementation of the Highway Risk and Resilience (R&R) Manual and associated research and tools. The research team and NCHRP Project 23-09 panel determined that Option 2 was too ambitious. An additional 2 years would be needed for revision of the Highway Risk and Resilience (R&R) Manual and for tool development. The research team briefed the panel on its recommendations on November 22, 2021, and received approval to continue with the revised roadmap, which will consist of three phases (see Figure 4-1). Phase 1 focuses on developing assessment methodologies, Phase 2 focuses on testing the methodologies and capacity building, and Phase 3 focuses on tool development and revision of the Highway Risk and Resilience (R&R) Manual. The technical memorandum documenting the stakeholder engagement can be found in Appendix E of this report.
